Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection
Part N - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (TENORM)
Section 144-220-N-3 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following definitions apply:
Beneficial to the product means the radioactivity of the TENORM is necessary to the product.
Conditional release means the release by a licensee for a specified use, not release for unrestricted use.
Consumermeans a member of the public exposed to TENORM from final end-use products available on a retail basis.
Consumer or retail product means any product, article, or component part thereof, produced, distributed or sold for use by a consumer in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, or for the personal use, consumption, or enjoyment of a consumer, or for use in or around a school or playground.
Natural radioactivity means radioactivity of naturally occurring nuclides.
NARM means any naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material
Product means something produced, made, manufactured, refined, or beneficiated.
Reasonably maximally exposed individual means a representative of a population who is exposed to TENORM at the maximum TENORM concentration measured in environmental media found at a site along with reasonable maximum case exposure assumptions. The exposure is determined by using maximum values for one or more of the most sensitive parameters affecting exposure, based on cautious but reasonable assumptions, while leaving the others at their mean value.
Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) means naturally occurring radioactive material whose radionuclide concentrations are increased by or as a result of past or present human practices. TENORM does not include background radiation or the natural radioactivity of rocks or soils. TENORM does not include source material and byproduct material as both are defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 USC § 2011 et seq.) as implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Transfer means the physical relocation of TENORM within a business's operation or between general or specific licensees. This term does not include commercial distribution or a change in legal title to TENORM that does not involve physical movement of those materials.
